"Good work. Congratulations on advancing to the semi-finals."
"Yeah."
A man walking while basking in the cheers from the arena behind him.
That man had just defeated a powerful demon that suddenly appeared, all by himself.
Having watched the tournament participants over the past few years, I think the only one who could have defeated that demon from the regular participants would be Ionaz.
The cheers I hear, with a few exceptions, are praise, accolades, and expectations for the man. Well, for this tournament there may be no exceptions.
Even an amateur like me could tell there were incredibly powerful spells flying around during the fight, not to mention other advanced magic and tactics.
Despite all that, the man won. The man is the victor.
Was it easy for him? Is he overjoyed? Or is he already focused on tomorrow's fight? No, none of those.
